Eat cake! Justin Timberlake hits WH; FLOTUS excited to celebrate 'rhythmic groove of Memphis soul' [pics]

Guess who @FLOTUS invited to the #atTheWH today!? Watch the student workshop live stream starting 11am ET. http://t.co/nkBC2KOapA -teamJT

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 9, 2013

At the workshop, Mrs Obama welcomed performers Justin Timberlake, Sam Moore, Mavis Staples, Charlie Musselwhite & Ben Harper.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 9, 2013

Heading over to the White House soon for First Lady's workshop on the history of Memphis Soul. # MemSoul. pic.twitter.com/jklc1eWLZM

— Bartholomew Sullivan (@BSullivanNewsDC) April 9, 2013

Michelle Obama introduces JT as "little Justin Timberlake" at Memphis Soul event at White House. pic.twitter.com/W6aegfVwDq

— Judy Kurtz (@JudyKurtz) April 9, 2013

Justin Timberlake doing impressions currently being piped through WH PA system http://t.co/aKFzF39HK7

— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) April 9, 2013

Justin Timberlake is at the White House right now http://t.co/kuwJKI7uJm pic.twitter.com/VsYOSnvjsw

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 9, 2013

No suit and tie? RT @NikkiSchwab: JT on the left, Michelle on the right at today's White House Memphis Soul event. pic.twitter.com/x93cC5mDJV

— Katy DeLuca Lucey (@katylucey) April 9, 2013

State Room @ #whitehouse workshop on #memphissoul with #justintimberlake #michelleobama #MavisStaples and more pic.twitter.com/gRBESE9j4D

— Chris Cantergiani (@CanOfSpaghetti) April 9, 2013

Musicians Staples, Moore and Timberlake help White House celebrate sounds of #Memphis #soul, via @dsupervilleap http://t.co/kjSkSB615P

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) April 9, 2013

North Korea making new threats, jobs outlook bleak. In other news, Timberlake's at the White House today! OMG OMG OMG http://t.co/a70OPeaG5a

— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 9, 2013

A good use of everyone's time, no doubt. RT @AamerISmad: Justin Timberlake talking soul music at the White House http://t.co/oMzFWUAyce

— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) April 9, 2013

Don't forget, there's a taxpayer-funded Justin Timberlake concert at the White House tonight! http://t.co/C0RwM55Fuo

— James Artre (@jamesartre) April 9, 2013

I thought we had no money :/ MT @markknoller "Memphis Soul" is the musical focus of tonight's "In Performance at the White House"

— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) April 9, 2013

@markknoller @HarrietBaldwin while the NORKOs set up missiles WH parties down. #RomeFalls

— TwoNickles (@Xtrme4) April 9, 2013

@markknoller Oh for crying out loud.

— Cooper's Mom (@rwgranny) April 9, 2013

@markknoller Nothing says Memphis soul like Justin Timberlake

— Bob Ingle (@bobingle99) April 9, 2013

That taxpayers paid for MT @markknoller Michelle Obama says WH "is buzzing with excitement…as we celebrate Memphis soul."

— Jim Branch (@jamesbranch3) April 9, 2013

Hey, @markknoller Any comment on +20% black youth unemployment as FLOTUS celebrates "the rhythmic groove of Memphis soul" by any chance?

— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) April 9, 2013

@markknoller Do they ever do any work there or is it always a party?

— TOHODAD (@T0H0DAD) April 9, 2013